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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1898)
' ' ' THE 'row LAST LEAGUES. lillj | m WHAT A HBR01C CUBAN GIRL DID FOR HER COUNTRY. Illlll . BY OEOUOH URNO. f " t ' ' tt was sundown in Santa nosalla. The winy season was on In Cuba , and low , rum bling thunder had been heard all the after noon. That Is , the people who lived In the llttlo cluster of palm-thatched houses eallei Santa Uosalla thought It was thun der. And so It was the distant roar of Spanish artillery that cameup from tlio louth. Ono little cottage stood by ttie roadside , amo distance apart from the other * . It was the home of the Moneadas. The father , Jose , was dead. lie had fallen -victim to the last , the "ten years' " war. Three eons iwcro left to carry on the light , an-J the wcro then with Hrlgadlcr Lopez Ilcclo. Oily mother anil Emilia , tbo sister , a little girl of 12 years , were left at home to watch and pray to God to aid the Cubans In their strug- Clo for liberty , Suddenly the nolso of clattering hoofs came from the southwest. The still night alf bore the unmistakable sound with distinct ness. In an Instant every hcaM was at the open door. iN'earer and nearer came the galloping rider. Ho was alor.c. His home was covered 'with foam and panthg like a tired hound. Up to the little gate of the IMoncado cottage he staggered , and then his rrJcr reeled and almost fell Into the arms of his mother. "My God ! Ha fad , you arc wounded , my boy " "It la no matter ; I can still ride. The battle of Saratoga Is raging. I am on my way to ColoMel Pena. He does not know of it. We need him and his cavalry , Help - r * * "I dun know. She said somcthln' 'bout St. Lucia , Jumped on Llnda'a back and looko to mo as haw she's gone. " lAnd fie she was ; the brave llttlo Emilia , although not a eoldlcr or Cuba , had taken tier brother's place. Efao had gone to get Pcna ; to tell him that the fight between Oomez and the Spanteh General Cas'.ellanoa was on at Saratoga , and that every Cuban In Camagucy was needed. 0 the little Ciertrtno rode In the darkneca of the night. She had been born and raised In the country , ted she knew ttie way to Santa Lucia , although eho had never be fore traveled It In the dark. But she was riding to save her brother's life and for Cuba. tMrknesfl , danger , nothing daunted her. Bareheaded and alone , eho urged her horse over the road at a pace which would have made mcst glrla tremble with fear. Not even when an hour later tlic tropical storm broke In all Its fury around her did oho hesitate. Lightning striking the tall "palcna reals" caused Linda many times to shy and almost bolt the road , but the bravo little rider held en and never loosened rein until In sight of Pena's campfircs. "Ilulen va ! " suddenly called out tbe picket. "Cuba ! " answered the bravo little pa- trlotas. She reined up her panting steed. "Adolanto una ! " ordered the guard , and Emilia , pale , wet and dripping , rode for ward , "Caramba ! It Is a child. Wtio are you ? Whit do you want ? " "I am Emilia ftloncado. I want to tell Colonel Pena that there Is battle at Sara- "MY GOB ! RAFAEL. YOU HAV E BEEX WOUNDED , MY BOY. " mo to a fresh horse and I'll catch Pena at Banta Lucia tonight. I must " The poor fellow never finished the sen tence. Ho had falnteJ. The arms of tender women tioro him loto the house. Poor llt tlo Amelia followed , the tears streaming from her eyes. She watched them draw off the riding boota filled with her brother's blood. She brought water to moisten his parched lips. She saw the ugly wound In tils hip and murmureM through her gritting teeth : "iBad Spaniards ! Bad Spaniards ! They will kill us all yet ! " And then her brother's eyes opened. The cold water had revived him. Hie tridJ to move , but eely groaned in agony. Once more ho strove to rise. rise."Mother "Mother , some one , help me to my feet ! I must go on I must go on. I have ridden ixtccn leagues since morning. There are only four more to Saata Lucia and to Pena. Wo must have him. And with a mighty effort he rose to his feet. Then ho wav ered , tears ot helplessness came to his eyes , and ho sank back onto tbe bed with a eob ot anguish. "To think that I should go BO near to the end of my journey and then fail ! " "How were you wounded , my boy ? " " 'Twas near El Desmayo late this after noon. I had changed horses at La Vlnda n hour before. Suddenly I ran into a body of Spanish guerrillas from San Miguel. I could not fight them , they were too many , o I took up a ravine toward Isldro. They fired five volleys after me and gave chase. They knew I bore a commission. My horse was fleet and strong , and I got away , but carried with me ono of their rifle balls. I toro off parts of my eleovo and pushed Into the wound , hut It still bled. I'm better now. I'm rested ; I'll go on , " and again , he tried to get on to his feet. "Rafael , my boy. It Is Impossible , you are weak. You cannot rUc ; the motion ot thehoire will cause you to bleed to death. Guldo must go , Emilia , tell him to saddle a fresh horse and get ready to rldo to Santa Lucia. " Emilia started toward 'the door , but her brother raised his hand In'protest. "Guldo Is only a half-wit , ilo might start for Santa Lucia , but ho would never find Ills way in the dark. Even if he reached the place , he would forget who he wanted to aee. " 'iBut there Vs no other man In 'Rosalia , ' pleaded the mother. "True ! Therefore , I must go , wound erne no wound. Emilia , tell Guldo to saddle a torso and bring it to tbe gate quickly. We are losing time. " ' Brother , we can't let you go. I'll never eo you again , " and the poor child burlec her head on her brother's neck. Then , eud denly rising , she exclaimed : "O , why was not I a man ? Cuba so needs men ! Yes , I'l tell him to get Linda ready at once. Colonel ! Pena must go to help Gomez. " Turning she kissed her brother's forehead and hui- ried out to the stables. Soon the quick gal lop of a horse was heard approaching the bouse. Out it did not stop at the gate. On It iped in the direction of Santa Lucia. A moment later Guldo , the half-wlttet black boy , wandered aimlessly Into the room "Where U the horse , where Is Emilia ? ' Inquired her brother. "Gone ! " replied 'he boy. "GonoT Where ? " came from all present FREE BOOK ro"WEAK MEN. Mr Uttlo book. "Three Classes of Men. nt to men only It tell * of my 30 years xpcrlenoti aa a * ptolallt In all norvou * Uordrn resulting from youthful Indlscre tloa * Lame Back , etc , and tell * why ELECTRICITY cure * With my Invention , the Dr , Bands Klectrlo Delt , known and ued the worl y r , I restored last year 6,000 men , youn and old Beware of cheap Imitation * Abov book explains all ; tent sealed Write today Dr. A. R. Sauden , No. Ml a Clark St , Chicago. 111. toga. General Gomez has only C30 men against over 2,000 Spaniards , and he neecia help. " A few minutes later , almost fainting with fatigue and nervous strain , eho was berne Into the presence of Pcna. "Dlos mlo ! " ho exclaimed , as he listened to her etory and tlien gave the signal for he ! command to mount. "You poor little thing , you should be abed and asleep. " Wrapping hla coat around her ttle , trembling , wet fcrtn , he jumped Into Is saddle and had an officer pass the child p to him. The order was given to march , nd In his arms the fighting colonel of ' 'maaguey carried the llttlo heroine back to er homo In Roealia. "Toko her , " ho oald , as he handed her over o her half-crazed mother. "She brought iw lie news. I'll speak of her to General Gomez. She deserves the rank of a major encral. Eho has saved her brother's life nd her bravo deed may win the day at aratoga. " OlFAHTING THE STABS. A Work ainde Ea r by Pltotofrraphr Which Wnii Intiioiiiilblc Before. With every Increase In the power of the eleecopc. says the Washington Post , there are discovered myriads of stars before un- : nown to man. The naked eye cannot dls- Ingulsrt stars lower than those of the sixth magnitude. It cannot see the satellites thof ha ? Mnets or the rings of Saturn , but ofh ho aid of the telescope wo can photograph stars of the fourteenth magnitude. There are endless other stars of varied colors that are only faintly and doubtfully Been through ; ho most powerful lens. The utmost limit of distinct vision by the ordinary telescope , s thought to have been reached by the Ycrkes Instrument at Chicago , but It Is pos- > slble some other means of magnifying sao remotest stars may be Invented. Attempts to chart the stars were made oven before the days ot the telescope , ono patient astronomer showing , as the work of a busy lifetime , a catalogue ot 1,020. For centuries this was regarded as an almost > superhuman achievement. Later the work was divided among a number of observers , but when the telescope bad revealed some 20,000 points of light , It was thought to be Impossible to make a trustworthy chart. Then came in the photographic art. rt.s Flammarlon remarks , the task Impossible toe man may bo done In a single hour by tele scopic photography. It Is found that the artificial retina , or sensitized film. Is more sensitive than the natural retina , the prints from photographic negatives showing stars and nebulae invisible to the eye through the same telescope. The work of charting stars now goes mer rily on under the supervision of a congress : ot astronomers. Flammarlon gives a table of the probable number ot stars to be cata logued down to the fourteenth. It Is a sin gular fact that In the list as he gives It the number of stars of any magnitude Is about three times that of the preceding magnitude , except In the case of the sixth. There arc twenty of the first , magnitude , flfty-nlno roof the second. 182 ot the third and so on. Ho ! estimates that there are 27,000,000 of the fourteenth. HE J.OOKKU ) MICE A SI'AMATUl. Men Scon I oil nnd JoMled Until "the Ilroicnu" MrotiKlit Clircm and 1'cacc. A swarthy man with a Jet black mustache that curled fiercely stood yesterday after noon in the crowd erar that watched thei war bulletins , relates the New York World. He wore a soft hat with a wide brim and a big black tlo under the collar of a blue ehlrt . There was a cynical expression on his face and a menacing look * In his dark eyes. From top to too ho looked like an "unspeakable Spaniard. " The men near him did not ip- prove , of Tils appearance. They drew away and began looking at him with defiance and dislike apparent In every feature. A news - boy epat disdainfully at the swarthy man's feet. A laborer jostled him. Another man trod on his feet. All of these. Insults passec unnoticed. The swarthy man was busily reading the bulletins. A driver on a trucl snapped his whip at him. Then tbe swarthy : man dropped 'his ' eyes and became consclou of the unfavorable attention he was at- trading. Thrusting him hands In bis pockets be looked scornfully around , and with biting varcasm. said : Phat the dlvll are yez lookln * at ? " ' 'IHurrahr " cried the newiboy , "he's all 1 ! right. Thereupon the others laughed and the warthy man laughed with thcra. 5 Before doing to go to the nearect ' drug store and get a bottle ot Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Dl- arrhoea Remedy aa a aafeguard agalnj bowel oompkiflt * . It ja tie mo t auccceafu. modlolne In the world for thece ailment * ; and should be , part ot the equipment nUiof yerjr oldUr.i - PUBLIC WEALTH GIVEN AWAY How Communities Are Deipolltd in the Bestowal of Franchises. CHAPTER IN AMERICAN MUNICIPAL HISTORY from Hie Experience ' I'lilln- dclhln , C'lcvclanil , Chlcnic < > ntul St. I.onlH Schemer * inrlchcd nt 1'ulille Expcnue. Hand In hand with the growth and devel opments of our American cltlca and as an entirely natural and logical result , municipal franchises have greatly Increased In worth and Importance , writes Clinton It. Woodruff In the New York Independent. The value of the right to furnish water or light ( whether by gas or electricity ) , or transportation faclll- tleo to the citizens of a growing municipality has long beep fully recognized by promo ters and capitalists , although , unfortunately , not by the citizens or their representatives In local legislatures. Within the last de cade , however , there has been an awakening to the Importance of a buslncw-llko admin- lot rat I on of franclses ; but in many Instances this awakening bos come too late. Some clt.'M tave lmrorldently granted per petual franchises. Others , a little shrewder , or , prehaps , with representatives and true- ttcs a trifle lew dishonest , have granted them for long periods , leaving It to their succes sors In Incompetency , Inefficiency end betrayal of public trust to extend the time ot tbo privileges upon terms tutlsfactory to the grantco. I know of no sadder chapter In our Ameri can municipal history than that dealing with the treatment ot the question of franchises. It brings homo to us forcibly and In a way wo cannot escape , the truth of the Indictment very generally preferred agalntt our munici palities. It demonsttutes conclusively the charge that "the conduct of public nffnlro has fallen Into the ha.nds of tbe least estimable and least trustworthy , " and that wo ilnd la the management of public business wasteful ness , Inefficiency and frequent scandals. 'Four ' worka have lately been published giv ing In detail the experience of four cities Philadelphia , Cleveland , Chicago and St. Louis with their transportation franchisee : 1. "Tho Street Railway System of Philadel phia , Its History and Present Condition , " by Frederick W. Splera ; 2. "The Street Railway- Problem in Cleveland , " by William Rowland Hopkins ; 3. "Tho Street Railways of Chicago " cage , by George A Schilling ; 4. "Street Rail ways in ( Missouri , " by Leo Merlwether ( being a petition of the eighteenth annual report of the Missouri Bureau of Labor Statistics ) . PHILADELPHIA'S EXPERIENCE. Dr Splero In his book on Phlla'ilphti's ex perience says : "Tho present value of the franclilso priv ileges given by the city to Its railways , SB estimated by Kie able financiers who effected the recent consolidation ( namely the forma tion of the Union Traction company In 1895) ) Is of much Interest to the public and easily ascertained. TUo Unlcci Traction company reports an annual expenditure of about $5,463,000 as fixed charges. These fixed charges are made up of two elements. The nrst la tUp payment for the use of existing rallnajs and equipment and the second * la the amount exacted by the stockholders ot lie constituent companies as payment for the franchise privileges bestowed upon them by the city. The amount of the nrst cle ment In the fixed cliargee Is readily cal- : uated. ! The companies report the cost ot coretructlon and equipment of the railway system as $34,156,000 , which Is apparently an outside estimate. TUe Interest at G per cent ca this cost Is $1,707,800 , which may be taken as a fair return on the capital actually Invested In the reads. The second element In the flxed charges must then auiount to $3,755,000 , and this sum thus represents ( Cie annual payment guaranteed by the Unlcn Traction company for the simple right to use the locations granted to the original com panies by the city of Philadelphia. This pay ment Is an Interest charge , of G per cent en $75,100,000 , and this amount Is , consequently , the present approximate value of Ida gift of the city to Its railway companies. In return for these exclusive privileges , which are valued by the .company at $75,000,000 , the city and the state receive In taxation $1,163- 000 annually. " , VALUE OP TUB FRANCHISES. These facts speak for themselves and need no further comment , but the value of the constituent franchises , If I may use that ex- preeclon < to designate the franchises , of those companies whkli bave been combined to form ; , the present monopoly , la shown by tbe following clrcumstancee : The Thirteenth and Fifteenth j Streets Passenger Railway com pany was Incorporated In 1858 with an au thorized capital of $1,000,000 , of which $331- 529 ! , or $16.75 per share , was paid In. In 1892 : . the company leased Its lines to the Philadelphia Traction company for Itio fol lowing rentals : From January , 1832 , to January , 1894 , $9 per chare ; from January , 1894 , to January , 1897 , $10 per chare , from January , 1897 , to January , 1900 , $11 per share , and thereafter $12 per sharp. All that the Philadelphia Traction company received wan the franchise right of way and the real estate occupied as terminals. The rails and rolling stock were shortly replaced by a modern _ trolley equipment. The Philadelphia Traction company was leased to the Union Traction at a. rental of 8 per cent per annum ca tdo par value ( $50) ) of the stock , end Its obligations to tbe Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets company were assumed and guaranteed. The rentals paid by the Phila delphia company to the Thirteenth and Fif teenth Streets r-epresents cither a large divi dend on the Investment or a moderate return on P. valuable asset. If tbo former , the rcntalo represent 54 , 59 , 65 end 71 per cent on the original Investment , or a 6 per cent return on stock wortti successively $150 , $166.66 , $183.33 and $200 per ahare. After January 1 , 1900 , tbe stock will have Increased about twelve-fold In value In forty years. Philadelphia street railway franchises arc perpetual. The companies pay , according to the estimate ot Dr. Spiers , an amount equal to nine-tenths of 1 per cent oa the estimated value of tho. franchlres ; and In making his calculations he Includes tl ] dividend and car taxes anJ the co ! > t of raving and maintaining the streets occupied by the companies. I dote not think anything further need be said to demonstrate the Improvidence and lack of ordinary business foresight and prudence characterizing those who have been rcoponal- blo for Philadelphia's government during line period when there franchisee were given away. away.EXPERIENCE OF CLEVELAND. Cleveland's experience with street railway companies Is , la most respects , similar to that of Philadelphia. According to Mr. Hop > kins : "Tho street railway Interest has been all powerful In the control of political machines. It haa not only secured , apparently for the mere asking , the most valuable privileges ; which the city council could bestow , It has also ceoiped the performance ot many obliga ; tions which the state Jiap FSPyj llgd thp coun cil to make a condition of Us grants. It has prevented the enforcement of nearly every law which It has not cared to obey. And now It has an enormous Inducement to cor rupt a majority of the council In order ,7 , obtain the most valuable grant ever put into the hands of that body to beetow. " This is the statement not of an agitator but of a careful and conservative etudent of the question , whose work has been published by the American Economic association. Aa to the value of the exlstlpg franchisee on the basis of replacing tfie lints Mr. Hop kins says : , "Taking $7,000,000 as tbe cost of replacing the linen wo can easily calculate what a new company , or the old companies on a new has ! ? , could afford to pay tot their grdnts , Tbe cross receipts ot all the. lines In the city thle year (1896) ( ) will probably be in ex cess ot $2,800,000. The existing companies have more than { 5,000,000 of bonds actually Issued. A new company floating tbe me amount of bonds which it could easily do at per cent , would have only $2,000,000 to Invest vest In the shape of capital stock. The interest terest on the bonds would. amount to $250,000 annually. On this year's business , the net earntnca being $1,100,000 , $850.000 would be left with which to pay dividends. After bey jDfi a dividend of 10 per cent on an actual Invtttmtnt of $2,000,000 there would b * 1 a surplus of $650,000 from which to make for iU franchise * Ana taU $650- 400 would come rtotty near representing then fair profit * of th t > trr party In concern - the city , whkh ( uraihei | la * right of waj It would lecra a moderate statement to nay that a new company could have af forded to pay $500,00 fr the franchise * ot the city of Cleveland'for this year (1896) ( ) atone , The same would bo true of the present cnt companies If th r were competing for the same grants In the open market. " HOW CHICAGO W1AS WORKED. Mr. Schilling , In his report as secretary Of the I Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistic * , gives the following flgurts In relation to the three great Chicago companies popularly known as the "Yerkcs lines , " and which figured ] so conspicuously In the recent municipal campaign In Chicago when the Municipal Voters' league took up the cause of the I city as against their avarlclousnoss : Mile * of Capital Other tmck. mock. obliir t' . Chicago City lly. Co..l4.:2 12 , ,000 f 4,61 ! > ,600 N. Chicago St. Hd. CV.,101.00 .K ,000 S.1S0.900 W. Chicago St. lly. Co..203.63 13,183.000 17,102,90 ] 187.84 1 31.789,000 $29.903.500 Totnl Obligations obligation" , per mllf. ChlcnjfO Clly Hallway Co.16. l .MX ) t 90 , : 8 N. Chicago St. Hd. Co . 14,7M,900 ) 140,848 \ \ > t C.ilcngo St. By. Co. . 30,291,900 149.MO | 61C9,300 ? 128,4CO For ] 9 . He then proceeds to estimate the approxi mate ccst of replacing tbo property andl equipment of these companies , and gives his figures , which are as follows : 405 5 ! miles electric nnd horse car track , at W.OOO . I 82.3. mllM cftlile track , nt lt.0,000 . 4,117,000 390.30 : miles overhead construction , nt . . . . . . 15,000 , . I.MI.flOO 877 motor curs , nt W.OOO . i . J'54'0 * ? 482 grip cnrs ( equipment ) , at IMOi . SlJ'SjS 4fl4 ; other cars , nt 800 . . . 3,715,200 Tower machinery , 63,200 horte-power , at $71 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,724,000 Potter horteN 53,200 hone-power , at $10 1,064,000 Storage buildings and hop , nt $3,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " is ! ! Miscellaneous , at | 2,000 per mile . 875,680 Total . " ? ? Total per mile . 6j'JJz ! The difference between tbe figures per mile In the first set and these In the second not represents the approximate value per mile of the franchise. WHAT THEY PAY. The companies rave between the tracks. They pay Vho usual state and local taxes , but , according to Mayor Swift's commission , business nee property was only acscssed on an aver age of 9.25 per cent of Its true value. In 189 the State Doard of Equalization ( sic ) assessed ttiose three great Chicago street rcllwa > 6 at $2,900,000 , or 4.7 per cent of the par value or 3.23 per cent of the market value of their stock. They pay a car tax , which In 1896 yielded for all the surface roads In Chicago $58,828.50. The dog tax In the same year yielded $84,482. and tbe tax on peddlers $92,376.38. In 1896 all the taxes and special payments of these three roads amounted to $1.42 per cent of tbe total gross receipts of $11,941,624. The general taxes were 2.12 per cent , and all other payments 2.2 ! per cent of the receipts. Mr. Merlwether , In his report , collates fig ures similar In Import * o these wo have al ready given , and be ateo goes Into the ques tion of the variance between the sworn re ports of the officials of the companies and the actual facts. For Instance , the companies reported In 1896 to the city assessor 216 miles ! of street railway track in use. whereas his Investigation flowed that there were 245. The companies reported 714 cars In use , whereas 903 wore counted on the etreet , and 1,430 were found by the assessor. Atone ono place , In commenting on the discrepancy between the assessed and the real values of the St. Louis street railway * , he says : "If the $8,415,360 octjaally invested In building and equipping the system repre sented the system's true value , then In 1895 It would show the very handsome return of 23 per cent upon the value of their system. As a matter of fact , they did earn 23 per cent upon the ccst of their plant. That they did not earn 23 per cent upon the face value of their Investment Is due to the simple fact that the roads are etoekcd and bonded at more than four times the actual Invest ment. The value of the 6 > fltQm's franchises may. bo calculated by subtracting $8,415,360 , the actual cost of construction , from $37- 987,000 , the emounti upon which the com panies are earning " 5i percent profit. " | PROPERTY GIVEN AWAY. The following letter from a prominent and well known citizen of Columbus , 0. , who , having'held an Important office there , Is In a position to know whereof ho speaks , facetiously , but none the less forcibly , de scribes the experience of that city : "Franchises are glrcn away here. Our municipal legislature Is always composed ol large-hearted , generous , public-spirited servants. They believe In e'couraglng people who know ft good thing when they see it. They are not miserly and stingy , as some people are. Why , they built a bridge over the railroad tracks at a cost of $160,000 , and gave the street railroad company epace on it for double tracks , whicb occupies nearly all the roadway , and they only charged $200 per year. This , you -will note. Is a mere nominal consideration. It should have been 'In consideration of $1 and. natural love and affection. ' "We have Just finished a fine viaduct , carrying our street ( this Is simettmes called the city of one street ) over all the railroads that pass through the city. This has cost , as a whole , about $800,000. The street rail way has two tracks across this at no ex pense whatever. It has not yet put in any bill for damages to Us business resulting from Interference with Its free use of the street while building and from the Chang ? of grade , which necessitated the lengthen ing ot Its track a few feet. It Is probable that our municipal dads will /.cognize tbe manifest equity ot this claim when prcsecuted. "Unfortunately the writer happened to Annual Sales ovarOOOOOOO Boxesj IOB BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DI80EDER8 such as Wind nnd Pain In the Ptomnch. OUdlnosa. Fulness after meals , Hcad- ncho. DlzzInoHs , Drowsiness , Flushings of Hont. JLo33 of Appotlto. Costlvoncss , Blotches on the Skin , Cold Chills. Dls- turbod Sloop. Frlclitful Dreams and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations. IBB riBST DOSE WILL GIVE BELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTEa Every sufferer will acknowledge them to bo A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHAM'S PILLS , taken as direct * ed , will quickly restore Females to complete - ploto health. They promptly remove obstructions or Irrcculnrltles of the ays * tern and cure Hfck Heitdacbe. For a Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN , WOMEN ; OR CHILDREN Beecham's Pills are Without a Rival And -h the LARGEST SALE ef any Patent Medicine In the World. 25c. at all Drug Stores , Twe Weeks' ' Treitment FREE To All IIEV AHte OLD SPECIALISTS to th * trait ut at all Ckroiic , KerroBs and Private Diseases. d all WEAKMBSSBS UBU d DISORDERS OP mt.n Catarrb. all DIMBIM ( tb * NOM. Thro t , Oh * * * Honacb. LJv.r. Blood , Bkla and Kldicr OS MM * . lx t ifanbeod , Hjrdrw * ! * . Tree ! * . QonorrbM. Qlntt. BypbllU. Btittlur * . PllM , ft * . Mia aad RcUI Uictr * Dlabtw Bilcbt' * Dl * > a * * eur4. Call < m or afldm * with * tM ) > ( * Book and MfW Method * . > 7B * t by Mail , Cou * > tttUa fir * * ) . Ouki Medical , art Surgical IiiUtiU Facial Soap " woomiFirs . < and Facial Cream be city auditor when the MI company ap plied for a reneiral of It * charter for term of yean t n year * . He wai one of thono 'ornery cuMta' that h * no more PCMO than to be ticking hla noeo Into other folk * ' huclnt * * , and aa Ju t fool enough to make flght agalnit granting & public-spirited body of capitalists a ten-year franchise without a visible consideration. nut the flght wai on and retreat would bo disgrace ful. He-enforcements came lr from the ran- la * and bobtail clement , college professors and elcb , and ( ho company accepted a char ter requiring a payment of $4,000 per year. U parsed June 27 , 1S92. Its paesogo was fol lowed by the financial panic ot 1S93 , and In fact times have not been very durned good over alnco. Ho has alway * regretted the etand ho took In that matter , especially It It produced the panic , and besldca , this city would be nlco place , Indeed , If wo had no light when It's dark. This $4,000 for ten yearn cripples the company to tbo extent ot $40,000 , and Iccsena Its ability Juat that much to give employment to labor. "Tho Electric LlRlit and Power company on May 27 , 1895 , obtained a franchise for twcnty-lho years and did not seem to have iumclent power at the titno to escape a 2 per cent gross receipt requirement , alow much the city will receive from this source will , of course , depend a good deal upon how much power the company uses and the quantity of light It throne upon Its business. Dtit you may set It d wn as a fact that our city has a dead sure thing on $250 per year from street railroads and $4,000 per year from Oas and Coke company and 2 per ccat on gross receipts from 'Electric Light and Power company. The street railways ballast their own tracks at present. The city used to do it foP them. This , ot course , Indicates a growing of the eplrlt ot mob violence and may blow over after a while. " Prof. Henry B. Gardner of mrown uni versity , a year or two ago In discussing the toplo of "Municipal Franchises , " related some of Providence's experiences. For In stance , that of the old Union Horao Car com pany selling Us plant and franchises to a i new company for $5,000,000 , although the plant Itself was not worth $1,500,000. To In troduce the electric system the road bad to bo rebuilt , thus clearly showing that the franchise was worth $3,600,000. The new company was capitalized , according to Prof. Oardcer , at $16,000,000 , and the stock ( par value $100) ) Is selling at $200. The city has been receiving from $38,000 to $50,000 per annum return. CITY or MATAX A9. Location null Rtrmirth of ! < unit Fort * . The city of Matansai cornea Into promi nence i the flrit city ot Cuba to receive a taw ihoti from the American navy. It U located on the northern coait of the Island , fifty mllei cast of Havana. The population of the city la 45,000. Its bay , which makes deep dent fn the coast. Is limited by PuntA ( Point ) de Iluvalcava on the west and Punta do iMaya on the east. The entrance to the harbor Is remarkably wide and deep enough to give access to the largest vessel , The defenses of WaUnrns consisted of the Castles of San Sovcrlno and Pcnas Allan and the new batteries of illuralcava and Punta do Maya. Tbe two caatloa were old and worm-eaten and tholr artillery WAS antlqimtoj. At the Iluvalcava and Punta do Maya battcrlei the Spanish had recently mounted some eight-Inch guns , and others wpre being mounted at Punta dovMara and at different places around the bay. A line ot forts extends alwg the coast from Punta do Maya to Varadero beach , a few miles west of Cardenas ; but these forts wcro merely intended to prevent the landing of filibuster. Ing expeditions. Two railroad lines connect Matanras with the capital city of the Island. One , the Bay line , run near the northern coast through Ilenavldes , Celba , Mocha , 'Kmpalme ' , Agua- cate , Oalnoa , Jarnco , San Miguel , Campo Florldo , Mlnas and Itegla. The other line | runs south of ( Matanzas to La lid Ion and then goes west and north to Havana . through Oulncs , San Fellp and 'Dcjuc.il. i Matanias Is also connected by rail with Cardenas , Colon , Clonfucgos , fiagua la Grande , lanta Clara , Calbarlen ard Remcdlos. i liatanzas stands next to Havana In popu lation but Is less * than secondary cammcr- clally. It Is located In ono of the most fer j | tile portions of Cuba , and extends up the plcturcsijue and verdant hills by which the bay Is surrounded In the form of an amphi theater. The bay Is Urge , but shallow. Ma- tanzas Is said to be healthier than Havana because of Its better system of drainage and general cleanliness. However , It lacks thceo attractions of life and gayety possessed by the capital. The streets are wide , and well constructed , but the city Is wanting In many of the Moorish characteristics so com mon In tbo Island. U was built much later , and more under foreign direction than Havana. The custom house Is the most prominent building which strikes the eye on approaching the city bf water , tt tt built of * tone , hi only one ! ry In height , ml wai erected nearly a ecntttry ago. Man ? of the Inhabitants planted tholr countrr eat * on the height * above the city , front which the vlw of ( he wldr-tpreadlng bar' form * a delightful picture. There are three largo churchea In .Matanzai , the principal ono being the Church of San Carlos , a large and well-appointed theater , a bull ring anil cock pits. The city Is cut Into thrro parts by the nivcra Yttmurl and San Juan. The section between the river * , the main part of the * city , ls called Cludad Antln.ua , or "old town , " South of the San Juan Is Pueblo Nucvo , ami north of the Yumurl Is Versallcs. The CM town U built upon the. site of a former In- dlnn village , known to early travelers br the name of Yurnyo. Alatonzas contain * several email public squares and a pretty plaza , Do Armas , similar to that of Havana , ornamented with fine trees and flower * , with a statue of Ferdinand VII In the , center. Within IU circumscribed space the plaza presents a great variety of tropical tree * anil flowers. The government offices are oppo- Ito the plaza , also two or three large ami fine club houses , splendidly furnished anil ; remarkable for the spaclousncoi ot the pub- I lie rooms. Club life prevails In Matnnzas , but it is forbidden to discuss politics In the cltibfl. tbe time being devoted to gamea of all kinds , such as cards , dominoes , chess and checkers. The famous afternoon drive of Matanraa was formerly the San Carlos I'ASCO. It overlooks the spacious harbor and outer bay , but for years has faocn neglected and abandoned , the roadway being covered with vccetatlon and gullied with deep hollows. The two objects of Interest to strangers are the valley of ho Yumurl , a gorge four mile * lone , through which flows the river of thr same name , and tbe famous caves of Uell.i mor. situated about two leagues from th city limits. These caves lead 300 fce.t and more beneath the surface. Of all the Cuban cities Matanzas Is perhaps the ono which has suffered most from the horrors of the war. For months tha mortality has been be tween forty and fifty per day. Entire families have disappeared , victim * to misery and starvation. More than half the men who were condemned to death for the "crime of rebellion" during General Weylcr's command were shot at the castle of San Sevcrlno , and hundreds whose com plicity with the Insurgents could not bo established are said to have been thrown to the sharks In the bay from tbo castle ot Penas Altos. JOBBERS FIND OFs OMAHA. AGRICU im/T ' Parlin , Orendorff & Martin Co Jobbers of Farm Machinery. Wagon * and Bu l < * - Cor. th and Jon * * . ART GOODS Hospe Picture Moldings. Mirror * ; Frame * , Backing and Artl * ' . * Materials. BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , D merican Hand 1 v Sewed Shoe Co Wfrs 2 Jobbers of Foot Wear WESTERN AGENTS FOK The Joseph Banigau Rubber Oo. F\H. Sprague & Co. , Rubbers and Mackintoshes. 1107 Howard St. , OMAHA _ ' . Kirkendall & Co Boots , Shoes and Rubbers altirooms UOt-UM-llM Htrntr BtrML 7 T. Lindsey , A * WHOLESALE RUBBER GOODS OVMT f Chief Brand Ifacklntoafc * \A/.V. \ Morse Co. ) Shoes , Riibbersy AT WHOLESALE. Office and Salesroom . 1119-21-23 Howard St. BAGS Remis Omaha Bag Co Importer * and Manufacturer * BAGS 614-16-18 South iif/i Street BAKING POWDER EXTRACTS. Farrell & Co. , SYRUPS , Ilclasiet , Sorghum , etc. . Preserve ! and Jellies. Alto tin cum and Japanned ware * CHICORY The American V Chicory Go. Grower * and menuftctureri of all forms of Chicory Omaha-Fremont-O'Nell. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE H , Bliss , ' Itnportir and JMr Crockery. China , Glassware , Hlvtr Plated War * . Looking dUisea. Cha * . dtller * , Lamp * . Chimneys Cutlery , Xtc. 1410 FARNAX ST. CREAMERY SUPPLIES Jhe Sharpies Company Creamery Mathintry Boiler _ * , Bnglnai _ and , Feed Supplier Cooker . . * . . Wood.Fai. . . _ . BnZftlni. Beltlnr , ButUr Pack * JM Of all kind * MT-M Jonu IL DRY GOODS. M. E , Smith & Co. ( porter * and Jobbers of Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods AND NOTIONS. DRUGS. ichardson Drug Co. 902-906 Jackson St. 1. O. RICHARDSON , Prest PL F. WELLER. V. Prest. Tfie Meroer Chemical Co. M'frt Standard Fharmiotutlcal Prefara- ttenl. Sptelal Formulae Prepared to Oratr. Send for Catalogue. laboratory , 1111 Howard it , Oawh * . E.j3ruce & Co. Druggists and Stationers "Queca Bee" BpecUltle * . Cttari. Wine * and Brandle * . Corner 10th and Barney Street * . ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. lA/estern Electrical vv , Company Electrical Supplies. Electric Mining Bells nnd Gas Lighting 0. W. JOHNSTON. MET. 1510 Howard Rt. wolf Electrical Supply Co WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES MM Farnam 81. FRUIT-PRODUCE. & Co , WIIOLEJALB Commission Merchants. 8. W. Corner l"th and Howard Eta. llemben of tbe National League of Commla * ton Merchant * of the United States. GROCERIES. McCord-Brady Co. % 13th and Leuvcnworth St Staple and Fancy Groceries IU AND COITEC ROUTERS , lie. eyer & Raapke , WHOLESALE FINE GROCERIES I Tea * . 8ptc , Tobacca anA Clear * . I 1IOS-1MT Uarney fimei. and Paxton Gallagher Co IMPORTERS. OA1 COFFEE ROASTERS AKD JOUUIlta GROCER * . Telephone HARNESS-SA DDLERY J HHaneyfcCo. W M'fr * OARirass , BAPDZ.KB AND COLLAR * JToMurt of LtatHer , Aaadlerv nardiean , M We lollclt your order * . 1816 Howard Et HARDWARE. 'octor ' t Wilhilmy Co - Wholesale Hardware , H ARDWARE. T ee-Clark Andraesen * * Hardware Go Wholesale Hardware. Bicycles and Sporting Goods. 1310-31-28 IIu ncy street. "XIQUORS7 > r Walter Moise & Co WHOLESALE LIQUORS. 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Oas an * Water Supplies of All Kinds. | Jnited States Supply Co. . . i/oS-rrro Harney St. Bteam Pump * , Engines and Hollers , Pip * , Wind Mills , Steam and Plumbing Material , lieltlix , Hose , Eta. TYPE FOUNDRIES G reat Wtstern Type Foundry Superior Copper Mixed Type U la * * * ar Ik * mwket. TrnoTTPB rouNDBi ; Ull Ilowaril BUeet. Results TeJl. The Bee Want Ads Produce Results ,